The New Mission

Master Rufus got back on his feet and took his cane towards the back door. Rosie Followed the old man closely. Master Rufus then looked around him and asked Mathius to take down the small cage that had the chicks in it. 

Beneath the chick's cage was a piece of wood that Rosie had never seen before. The wood was almost as tall as her chest and had long branches. Below it hung a chain and also a small whistle.

"Do you know about the creature called Brownie?"

Brownie? Wasn't it the animal similar to the otter that she saw at Hilda's house?

"Was it a larger brown otter-like creature that could transport anything through the underground passages?"

"Precisely. In the past, we often used Brownies, but because the number of Brownies has decreased nowadays and can be categorized as very rare, it's a bit difficult to communicate through Brownies, especially if we don't have cookies."